Murphy's Hotel, Inc., or any subsequent owner of said hotel, shall be liable to a fine of not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars; each day's failure to be a separate offense. 9. All ordinances or parts of ordinances are hereby repealed in so far as the same may conflict herewith. 10. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. AN ORDINANCE (Approved March 13, 1913). To authorize the Board of Police Commissioners to employ a Police Matron, and to fix the compensation to be paid the person so employed. Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Richmond 1. That the Board of Police Commissioners be, and they are, hereby authorized to employ a discreet female as Police Matron, who shall be under their control and management, and under rules and regulations to be established by them perform the duties of Police Matron. 2. That the compensation of the Police Matron shall be sixty dollars ($60.00) per month, to be paid to her in the same manner as the police officers are paid, and the necessary sum therefor, for the fiscal year 1913 shall be included in the appropriation made for the maintenance of the Police Department, and thereafter such appropriation shall be annually so made. 3. This ordinance shall be in force on and after February 1, 1913. AN ORDINANCE (Approved March 13, 1913). To amend and reordain section 3, of chapter 53, of Richmond City Code, 1910, concerning the police justice, the civil justice and justices of the peace. Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Richmond 1. That section 3, of chapter 53, of Richmond City Code, 1910, concerning the police justice, the civil justice and justices of the peace be amended and reordained so as to read as follows: 3. In order to prevent the over-crowding of the said courtroom, as well as the likelihood of the spread of contagious diseases, and to promote the orderly dispatch of business by said court, the police justice shall establish and promulgate rules and regulations that shall exclude from said courtroom, during the sitting of said court, all persons other than accused persons, witnesses, police officers, officers of the city and states government, having busi ness before said court, practicing attorneys, and such other persons holding cards of admission granted by the police justice or the Chief of Police of de City of Richmond. The rules and regulations so established shall be printed and posted at the entrance of said courtroom. It shall be the duty of the police justice, and the police officers and the officers of said court to enforce such rules and regulations. Any person violating this section or entering said courtroom without being entitled to do so, or violating said rules and regulations, shall be liable to a fine of not less than two nor more than five dollars for each offense, recoverable before the Police Justice of the City of Richmond. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. 3 AN ORDINANCE (Approved March 13, 1913). To amend and reordain section 1 of an ordinance approved December 22, 1911, entitled, "An ordinance to authorize the making of contracts for the weighing of articles which would otherwise be weighed at the City Scales." Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Richmond 1. That section 1 of an ordinance approved December 22, 1911, entitled, "An ordinance to authorize the making of contracts for the weighing of articles which would otherwise be weighed at the City Scales," be amended and reordained so as to read as follows: 1. That the Administrative Board be, and they are, hereby authorized and directed to contract with some suitable person having suitable scales on their premises, which must be located west of Harrison street and east of Robinson street, and some person having suitable scales located at a convenient point on the south side of James river for the weighing of articles carried to either of said contractors for that purpose, which cannot be conveniently carried to the City Scales located at the First Market, for which service the person so contracting shall be entitled to the same fees provided for in Chapter 44 of Richmond City Code, 1910, for weighing done at the City scales. The person so contracting shall have the same authority and perform the same duties with reference to articles brought to his scales to be weighed as are imposed by said chapter upon the Weighmaster for the First Market and shall be obliged to conform to the requirements, conditions and stipulations contained in said chapter in reference thereto, and the weighing so done shall have the same effect as if done at the City scales, and all persons having merchandise weighed by such contractor shall pay the fee for such weighing to the contractor, or his agent in charge of the scales, whether such article is to be delivered to the City or any department thereof or not; provided, however, that no weighing done by said contractor of articles belonging to him shall be valid and have such effect unless such weighing is done in the presence of the Inspector of Weights and Measures and when so done in his presence said Inspector shall attest the certificate of such weights. 2. This ordinance, shall be inforce from its passage. AN ORDINANCE (Approved March 13, 1913). To grant permission to the W. H. Harris Grocery Company, Inc., to erect and maintain a two-story brick stable on their lot located in rear of Nos. 1430 and 1432 East Cary street, fronting on the alley running from 14th to 15th streets. Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Richmond— 1. That the W. H. Harris Grocery Company, Inc., be, and they are, hereby authorized and empowered to erect and maintain a two-story brick stable on their lot located in rear of Nos. 1430 and 1432 East Cary street, fronting on the alley running from 14th to 15th streets, to contain not more than ten (10) stalls, the same to be constructed according to the provisions of the Building Code and on plans satisfactory to the Building Inspector. Said stable shall be used in connection with their private business only. 2. For any violation of the provisions of this ordinance the said W. H. Harris Grocery Company, Inc., shall be liable to a fine of not less than ten nor more than twenty-five dollars for each offense recoverable before the Police Justice of the City of Richmond, each day's continuance to constitute a separate offense. 3. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. AN ORDINANCE (Approved April 11, 1913). Permitting John Stewart Bryan, Robert C. Bryan, Jonathan Bryan, J. St. George Bryan, and Thomas P. Bryan, to use City Water in the Laburnum Tract, situated in Henrico County, and bounded by Brook Road, Laburnum avenue, Hermitage Road and Westwood avenue. Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Richmond 1. That John Stewart Bryan, Robert C. Bryan, Jonathan Bryan, J. St. George Bryan and Thomas P. Bryan, hereinafter called the owners, be, and they are, permitted to use City water in the Laburnum Tract in Henrico county, bounded by Brook Road, Laburnum avenue, Hermitage Road and Westwood avenue, but to be subject to the conditions and penalties hereinafter provided. (1) That the supply shall be delivered through a ten-inch main connecting with the terminus of the City main on the Hermitage Road, opposite the Fair Grounds, north of the corporate line, and extended northwardly along Hermitage Road to Hill monument, at or near the intersection of Hermitage Road with Laburnum avenue, to a point to be designated by said owners, separate water meters, to be placed at every point where water may be delivered to any consumer. (2) That the aforesaid main and meters and all mains connected therewith and all materials and fixtures shall be of such style; make and kind as the Superintendent of the City Water Works shall approve and shall be constructed under the supervision of the said Superintendent of the City Water Works, and that the cost of the main to be laid on the Hermitage Road, the said meters and all other mains connected therewith, and of all fixtures, constructions and appurtenances shall be paid for by said owners. (3) That the water to be supplied shall only be disposed of by said owners to persons residing in the Laburnum Tract and no higher or greater charge or rate shall be made for such use than will reimburse the said owners for the sum paid to the City of Richmond for water furnished under this ordinance, and in addition to pay a sum equal to six per centum per annum on the outlay made by the said owners in constructing the said mains and pipes necessary to furnish the water to the consumers, including the cost of the meters. (4) But before said work shall be commenced the said owners shall obtain and deliver to the Superintendent of the City Water Works written authority from the Board of Supervisors of Henrico county, permitting the City of Richmond to occupy the necessary streets, roads, etc., for the purpose of laying the said mains and to unearth said mains at any and all times for the purpose of repairing and controlling same. (5) That the Superintendent of the City Water Works and the Water Department shall have at all times full and unrestricted access to said main on Hermitage Road and to all mains connecting therewith and to all meters and fixtures. (6) That the said owners shall have the benefit of and be governed by all the rules, conditions and penalties prescribed in said ordinance pertaining to water takers of the City of Richmond and shall pay for all water used or wasted, at the rate of 18 3-10 cents per one hundred cubic feet, the amount of water to be ascertained by the City of Richmond. (7) That before the work hereinbefore authorized is commenced the said owners shall execute a contract approved by the City Attorney and the Superintendent of the City Water Works accepting the provisions of this ordinance, and shall therein covenant to save harmless the City by reason of the careless or improper use, or misuse, of the privileges hereby granted, and to pay all damages to any person or to the property of any person occasioned by the construction or repair of the work hereby authorized, and all damages by the leakage or waste of water from said pipes, or by reason of the negligent management of the same, so long as the same, or any part thereof, is outside of the corporate limits of the said city. (8) That the said owners shall be permitted to lay six-inch mains connecting with the ten-inch main on Hermitage Road, along the other streets, and roads abutting on said Laburnum Tract, and also upon any streets or roads running through or across the said Laburnum Tract for the purpose of supplying lot owners in said tract with City water, the mains that extend as far as Brook Road to have four-inch circulating pipes connecting the eastern ends of these mains. (9) That no other property owners having property abutting on roads binding on said Laburnum Tract shall be allowed to use water delivered under the authority of this ordinance, except upon terms of making proper compensation to the said owners for the amount consumed,-in case of disagreement as to the amount of compensation, the Superintendent of the City Water Works is to determine the correct amount. (10) That should the said Laburnum Tract be hereafter taken into the City of Richmond, the City of Richmond will cause the value as of the time of such annexation of all said mains laid by said owners on any avenues or streets abutting on or running through or across said tract to be valued by competent and disinterested persons, and the value thereof to be paid to the said owners. 2. The said ordinance may be amended or repealed at the pleasure of the Council of the City of Richmond, and upon such amendment or repeal the said owners shall forthwith comply with all requirements made in such ordinance amending or repealing this ordinance, and upon the repeal of said ordinance the rights and privileges hereby given shall at once cease and terminate and the City of Richmond hereby expressly reserves the right before such repeal to discontinue furnishing water to the said owners if, in the opinion of the Superintendent of the City Water Works and Water Department, the water so to be furnished shall be needed for the purpose of supplying water takers of the City of Richmond, or any other demands within said City, or when the said owners neglect to observe or violate the conditions of their contract and the ordinance governing the supply of water to consumers within the City of Richmond. 3. That for a violation of any of the requirements of this ordinance the said owners shall be liable to a fine of not less than ten ($10.00) dollars nor more than one hundred ($100.00) dollars, each day's continuance of such violation to constitute a separate offense, recoverable before the Police Justice of the City of Richmond. 4. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. |